>                   ***************************************

>                         Achievements of the Ancients

>                         ----------------------------

>                   (Courtesy: Dr.P.V. Vartak, Pune, India)

>                   ***************************************

>

> Medical Sciences

> ----------------

>

> Knowledge                          Ancient Reference      Modern

> Reference

> ---------                          -----------------      --------------

> --

> Plastic Surgery (Repair of nose    Sushruta               A German

> Surgeon

> by the skin flap on forehead)      (4000 - 2000 B.C.E)    (1968 A.D.)

>

> Artificial Limb                    RigVed (1-116-15)      20th Century

>

> Chromosomes                        Cunavidhi(Mahabharat)  1860-1910 A.D.

>                                    (5500 BCE)

>

> Number of Chromosomes (23)         Mahabharat-5500 BCE    1890 A.D.

>

> Combination of Male and Female     Shrimad Bhagwat        20th Century

> chromosomes in zygote              (4000 B.C.E)

>

> Analysis of Ears                   RigVed                Labyrinth

                                                         -McNally

>Eitereya Upanishad     1925

>                                    (6000 BCE)

>

> Beginning of the Foetal Heart      Eitereya Up.           Robinson, 1972

> in the second month of pregnancy   Shrimad Bhagwat

>

> Parthenogenesis                    Mahabharat             20th Century

>

> Test Tube Babies

>   a) from the ovum only            Mahabharat           Not possible yet

>

>   b) from the sperm only           Mahabharat           Not possible yet

>   c) from both ovum and sperm      Mahabharat             Steptoe, 1979

>

> Elongation of Life in              Shrimad Bhagwat        Not yet

> confirmed

> Space Travel

>

> Cell Division (in 3 layers)        Shrimad Bhagwat        20th Century

>

> Embryology                         Eitereya Upanishad     19th Century

>                                    (6000 BCE)

>

> Micro-organisms                    Mahabharat             18th Century

>

> A material producing a disease     S-Bhagwat (1-5-33)  Haneman,18thCent.

> can prevent or cure the disease

> in minute quantity

>

> Developing Embyro in Vitro.        Mahabharat             20th Century

>

> Life in trees and plants           Mahabharat             Bose,19thcent.

>

> 16 Functions of the Brain          Eitereya Upanishad     19-20th Cent.

>

> Definition of Sleep                Prashna-Upanishad      20th Century

>                                    Patanjali Yogsootra

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

> Physical Sciences

> -----------------

>

> Knowledge                     Ancient Reference         Modern Reference

> ---------                     -----------------         ----------------

> Velocity of Light             RigVed                    19th Century

>                               Sayan Bhashya (1400 A.D)

>

> Trans-Saturnean Planets       Mahabharat (5500 B.C)     17-19th Century

>

>

>

> Space Travel to another       Shrimad Bhagwat           Under Trials

> solar system                  (4000 B.C)

>

> Gravitational Force           Prashnopanishad           17th Century

>                               (6000 B.C)

>                               Shankaracharya

>                               (500 B.C)

>

> Ultravoilet Band              Sudhumravarna             ---

>                               (Mundakopanishad - M.U)

>

> Infra-red Band                Sulohita (M.U)            ---

>

> Tachyons faster than light    Manojava (M.U)            Sudarshan, 1968

>

> Nuclear Energy                Spullingini (M.U)         20th Cent.

>

> Black Holes                   Vishvaruchi (M.U)         20th Century

>

> Monsoon at Summer Solstice    RigVed (23720 B.C)        ---

>

> Entry in South America by     Valmiki Ramayan           ---

> Aeroplanes                    (7300 B.C)

>

> Phosphorescent Trident at     V.Ramayan                 1960 A.D.

> the Bay of Pisco, Peru,

> S.America

>

> Aeroplanes                    RigVed                    ---

>                               Ramayan

>                               Samarangan Sutradhara

>                               (1050 A.D.)

>

> Robot                         Samarangan Sootradhara    ---

>

> Atom (Divisible)              Shrimad Bhagwat           Dalton

> (Indivisible)

>                               (4000 B.C.)               1800 A.D.

>

> Subatomic Particles (Electr,  Shrimad Bhagwat(4000 BC)  Thomas,

> Rutherford

> Proton,Neutron and other)     (Param-Mahan)            Chadwick (20th

> Cent.)

>

> Genesis of Universe           RigVed (>10000 B.C.)      Gamaow, et.al

> (1950)

>                               (Nasadeeya Sootra)

>

> Atom Bomb                     Mahabharat (5500 B.C)     1945 A.D.

>                               (Brahm-Astra)

>

> Sound Energy used to powder   Mahabharat (Vajrastra)    Gavreau, 1964

> materials

>

> Mercury as energy source for  Samrangan Sutradhara      Indian Express,

> aeroplanes                                              20-10-1979 A.D

>

> North Pole                    Valmiki Ramayan           Piery, 1909 A.D

>

> Antartica                     Valmiki Ramayan           Piery, 1950 A.D

> Premordial matter from        RigVed (>10000 B.C.)      20th Century

> which the universe emanated   (Ambha)

>

> Formations of premordial      RigVed (>10000 B.C)       Gammow, 1950

> matter                        (Ambha-Nasadeeya)

>

> Natural Cycle of Water        RigVed (>10000 B.C)       19th Cent.

>                               Valmiki Ramayan

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> Physical Sciences

> -----------------

>

> Electricity (DC)              Mitra/Varuna-Teja/Agasti  18th Cent.

>

> Water Analysis by             Agasti (Prana+Udana)      19th Cent.

> electricity (H2 + O)

>

> Electroplating                Agasti                    19th Cent.

>

> Vega becoming Pole Star       Mahabharat (Vanaparva)    ---

>

> Seven Colors in sunrays       RigVed (8-72-16)          ---

>

> Black Spots on the Sun        Valmiki Ramayan           ---

>

> Temporary Bridge on Sea       Valmiki Ramayan           ---

>

> Equinox's and Solstice's      RigVed (10-18-1)          ---

>

> Meteors                       "Ulka" AtharvaVed (19-9)  ---

>

> Pythagorus Theorm             Sulbha Sootra (800 BC)    Pythagorus, 500

> BC

>

> Comet (at Mula)               Valmiki Ramayan           ---

>

> Mars in Aldebaren             V.Ramayan                 not occured in

> last

> "Breathing" of a Star         RigVed (Nasadeeya)        Gamov, 1950

>

>

> Gravity and Heat Production   RigVed (Nasadeeya)        Gamov, 1950

> in a Star

>

> Order of origin of space,     RigVed, Upanishads        ---

> gases, heat, water and earth

>

> Life on Earth                 Mahabharat, Puranas       Salem, Jogesh

> 1980

>                               1.7 X 10^10 years         Pati-10^10 years

>

> Layers of Atmosphere accor-   V.Ramayan (Kish.8)        ---

> ding to specific gravity

> Microscope                    Mahabharat (5500 BC)      16th Century